PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Diaz
vs
Lewis

181 cm
27
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
30
192 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diaz feints and then cracks Lewis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lewis down.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Lewis in a clinch.
Lewis tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.

Diaz has Lewis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lewis tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Lewis's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Diaz.
Lewis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.

Diaz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lewis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lewis tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.

Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diaz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lewis wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Lewis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lewis defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to control Diaz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz prevents Lewis from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Diaz lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Diaz moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Diaz off balance momentarily.
Lewis slips a straight right by Diaz.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Diaz misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz throws a hook but Lewis blocks it.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Matt Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz misses the jab.
Lewis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.

Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lewis trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Diaz prevents Lewis from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.

Diaz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lewis is now in Diaz's guard. A big mistake from Diaz there, giving up the dominant position!

Lewis stands up from Diaz's guard - Lewis perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diaz throws a leg kick
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz misses the jab.
Lewis scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lewis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonard Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Diaz takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz cracks Lewis with a good jab.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.

Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lewis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Diaz throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis throws a solid leg kick but Diaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Diaz
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diaz swings for the body but Lewis moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz lands a jab to Lewis's midsection.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaz is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Lewis cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Diaz darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz prevents a body shot from Lewis.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lewis enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lewis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matt Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
Lewis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Lewis needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lewis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lewis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.

Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Lewis. Lewis maintains the clinch.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Diaz tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lewis wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Lewis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.

Lewis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Lewis's defenses.
Matt Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Lewis! Leonard Lewis retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Leonard Lewis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.